Manage Managed I ˈmænɪdʒ Extra Examples Managing Difficult

• to manage a business/factory/bank/hotel/soccer team
• to manage a department/project
• i think that forestry tasmania manages the forest.
• the units in some areas are poorly maintained and badly managed.

manage

Verb Forms

1. to control or be in charge of a business, a team, an organization, land, etc.
• SEE ALSO stage-manage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stage-manage
• to manage a business/factory/bank/hotel/soccer team
• to manage a department/project
• I think that Forestry Tasmania manages the forest.
• The units in some areas are poorly maintained and badly managed.
• We need people who are good at managing.

Extra Examples

• He has no experience of managing a football team.
• The hotel is managed by two brothers.
• We need a new approach to managing our hospitals.
• Organizers are looking for someone to manage the project.
• an exchange rate system that will be tightly managed by the central bank
• We will actively manage your portfolio to maximize the return on your investment.
• All applications are managed in the cloud.
• A volunteer group is managing the Seven Fields Nature reserve.
2. to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult
• I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow.
• Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one)
• We managed to get to the airport in time.
• How did you manage to persuade him?
• She somehow managed to escape through the window.
• He always manages to say the wrong thing.
• They managed to find a place to stay.
• We couldn't have managed without you.
• ‘Need any help?’ ‘No, thanks. I can manage.’

Extra Examples

• He easily managed to disarm his attacker.
• He skilfully managed to keep the aircraft on the runway.
• Paul barely managed to stifle a chuckle.
3. to succeed in achieving or producing something
• In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.
• Davies manages light humour without seeming silly.
4. to be able to solve your problems, deal with a difficult situation, etc.
• SYNONYM cope
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cope_2
• She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more.
• How do you manage without a car?
• I can manage without a dishwasher.
• I don’t know how she manages on her own with four kids.
5. to be able to live or survive without having much money, support, sleep, etc.
• young families who are just about managing
• She was finding it difficult to manage financially.
• He has to manage on less than £100 a week.
• Many find it difficult to manage on their weekly income.
• He generally managed on five hours' sleep a night
• Everyone will just have to manage with less.
6. to use money, time, information, etc. in a sensible way
• Don't tell me how to manage my affairs.
• a computer program that helps you manage data efficiently
• This enables pension funds to manage risk.

Extra Examples

• Charities have to be careful about how they manage their resources.
• You need to learn how to manage your time effectively.
7. to be able to do something at a particular time
• Let's meet up again—can you manage next week sometime?
8. to keep somebody/something under control; to be able to deal with somebody/something
• It's like trying to manage an unruly child.
• Can you manage that suitcase?
• She manages horses better than anyone I know.
• I really liked the chapter about how to manage stress.

Extra Examples

• How do skydivers manage these risks in practice?
• The condition can be easily managed by simple dietary adjustments.
• They have learnt to successfully manage their diabetes.
9. to control how land is used, so that it is used in a sensible way
• The landowners manage their land to provide habitat for the desired species.
• All the timber comes from sustainably managed forests.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.